Lies We Tell Kids

Re:Lies We Tell Kids by dr__zeuss on Tuesday May 13, 2008 @06:38PM (#189103)

In that case, I wonder if religion counts as a lie. Lots of religious people either truly believe, or have done a great job of tricking themselves into thinking they believe.

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Re:Lies We Tell Kids by stevecooperorg on Wednesday May 14, 2008 @07:40PM (#190105)

Much religious belief has a special protected status, though -- you aren't supposed to ask bare questions about the truth value of religious statements, or tell the truth when talking to someone else's kids;

  Little jimmy: "doing that makes the baby jesus cry"

  Adult: "Don't worry, Jimmy. Jesus is dead."

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Re:Lies We Tell Kids by victorpanlilio on Thursday June 05, 2008 @06:28PM (#210406)

Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lemaître http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Jaki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lonergan and you might understand more about "lies"

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Re:Lies We Tell Kids by stevecooperorg on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @12:21PM (#213999)

I read them. What did you want me to see?

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Re:Lies We Tell Kids by maxwell on Tuesday May 13, 2008 @10:19PM (#189208)

And the alternative: those who've tricked themselves into "not believing," but're still in the same reality tunnel, with the wall furnishings taken down but the same core dogma.

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